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OS X update for Kext Management (CVE-2021-30680)

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Published

Aug 23, 2021

Added

Aug 23, 2021

Modified

Mar 27, 2026

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4. A local user may be able to load unsigned kernel extensions.

Solution

apple-osx-upgrade-11_4

References

CVE-2021-30680
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-30680
EUVD-EUVD-2021-17597
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-17597
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212529

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